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April 19, 2024 at 4:26 pm on OB Planners’ Project Review Committee: 20 Units at 4705 Point Loma Ave., — Wed., April 17In 1974 I lived in a studio on Strandway between Liverpool Ct. and Lido Ct. in MB. A converted 1-car garage with a tiny bathroom...
April 19, 2024 at 3:41 pm on Reader Rant on the New Warehouse Plan for San Diego’s Unhoused CitizensI think in the interest of expediency, we should sign a lease without due diligence. And then later when we find out we can't use... April 19, 2024 at 3:36 pm on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachStrawman, if you transfer title to your children and they actually live there, they will be protected by Prop 13. April 19, 2024 at 3:34 pm on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachAre you suggesting that investor-driven real estate speculation doesn't contribute to higher housing prices? April 19, 2024 at 3:32 pm on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingMeh. City staffers live on these awards and back pats. We need to give them more awards. They would whither and die without these meaningless...
April 19, 2024 at 3:27 pm on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachTo what end? This will not bring down housing prices and you still won't be able to afford to buy. April 19, 2024 at 1:11 pm on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachAre you seriously trying to equate the tens of thousands in annual Prop 13 benefits some receive on their investment properties with the $9 writeoff...
April 19, 2024 at 1:10 pm on Reader Rant on the New Warehouse Plan for San Diego’s Unhoused CitizensThis lease was negotiated by the staff at the Real Estate Department, who clearly had no issues agreeing on terms, with the approval of management....
April 19, 2024 at 11:49 am on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingSANDAG spending a billion over the next 4 years for bike lanes is mind boggling. 
April 19, 2024 at 11:44 am on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingExcellent and very revealing research! Thanks for sharing! April 19, 2024 at 11:43 am on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingHere's a link to the city's news release on it's nomination for the 2024 "Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability": https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/2024-04-16-city-of-san-diego-a-top-10-finalist-for-2024-ivory-prize-for-housing-affordability.pdf 
April 19, 2024 at 11:40 am on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingThe good people at Ivory Innovations are in the pocket of Ivory Homes, the largest home builder in Utah. The Ivory Family is one of... April 19, 2024 at 11:40 am on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachDo you help your kids? Even after they're grown? Should taxation be randomly F the person who worked for what they have? If I helped... April 19, 2024 at 11:22 am on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingThanks very much for posting this detailed info! April 19, 2024 at 11:21 am on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingHere ya go: https://ivoryinnovations.org 
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Are there places left to camp within? I thought everything had been covered w/ concrete. What’s it like out there, wherever you are? All I can see is asphalt, concrete, cars, trucks, busses–wait, there’s a tree.
Have a wonderful time, wherever you are.
Anybody feel an earthquake in OB or Pt. Loma today around 12:30?
Don’t think it was seismic; I think it was strictly sonic. There have been similar events in the past, as recently as last April 13th. Folks at SIO’s IGPP as well as others around the county recorded that boom, and by triangulation determined that the source was about 50 miles offshore. See April 13, 2012 San Diego Boom Report. I’m guessing today’s event was a similar situation. They still haven’t figured out what caused that April event!
It was a sonic boom caused by two Navy F/18 fighter jets.
http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/Shaking-Felt-in-San-Diego-160876045.html
yes. it rattled my windows over North Park
Yes, I felt it just off Nimitz. Is it a confirme earthquake?
oops, dropped the ‘d’ in that post. ConfirmeD.
voice of san diego reports this morning (sat) that the Navy has fessed up that it was a twin sonic boom caused by two jets doing a demonstration for Navy families… your tax dollars at work!
“Since 1973, supersonic flight over land by civil aircraft has been prohibited by regulation in the United States.” FAA Doc.
Gosh, were it not the military, I would have scheduled a picnic & a meeting to discuss a class action suit.
If they got away w/ invading Iraq, they will surely get away w/ a couple of booms.